Garmin Forerunner 245 Music Owners Manual - Page 11

swimming, the device automatically starts a new swim interval. You can turn on the auto rest feature in the activity options (Activity Settings, page 24). TIP: For best results using the auto rest feature, minimize your arm motions while resting. If you do not want to use the auto rest feature, you can select BACK to manually mark the beginning and end of each rest interval. Training with the Drill Log The drill log feature is available only for pool swimming. You can use the drill log feature to manually record kick sets, one-arm swimming, or any type of swimming that is not one of the four major strokes. 1 During your pool swim activity, select UP or DOWN to view the drill log screen. 2 Select BACK to start the drill timer. 3 After you complete a drill interval, select BACK. The drill timer stops, but the activity timer continues to record the entire swim session. 4 Select a distance for the completed drill. Distance increments are based on the pool size selected for the activity profile. 5 Select an option: • To start another drill interval, select BACK. • To start a swim interval, select UP or DOWN to return to the swim training screens. Playing Audio Prompts During Your Activity You can enable your Forerunner 245 Music device to play motivational status announcements during a run or other activity. Audio prompts play on your connected headphones using Bluetooth technology, if available. Otherwise, audio prompts play on your smartphone paired through the Garmin Connect app. During an audio prompt, the device or smartphone mutes the primary audio to play the announcement. NOTE: This feature is not available for all activities. 1 From the watch face, hold UP. 2 Select Settings > Audio Prompts. 3 Select an option: • To hear a prompt for each lap, select Lap Alert. NOTE: The Lap Alert audio prompt is enabled by default. • To customize prompts with your pace and speed data, select Pace/Speed Alert. • To customize prompts with your heart rate data, select Heart Rate Alert. • To hear prompts when you start and stop the timer, including the Auto Pause® feature, select Timer Events. • To hear activity alerts play as an audio prompt, select Activity Alerts. • To hear a sound play right before an audio alert or prompt, select Audio Tones. • To change the language or the dialect of the voice prompts, select Dialect. Training Workouts You can create custom workouts that include goals for each workout step and for varied distances, times, and calories. You can create and find more workouts using Garmin Connect or select a training plan that has built-in workouts, and transfer them to your device. You can schedule workouts using Garmin Connect. You can plan workouts in advance and store them on your device. Following a Workout From Garmin Connect Before you can download a workout from Garmin Connect, you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect, page 20). 1 Select an option: • Open the Garmin Connect app. • Go to connect.garmin.com. 2 Select Training > Workouts. 3 Find a workout, or create and save a new workout. 4 Select or Send to Device. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions. Creating a Custom Workout on Garmin Connect Before you can create a workout on the Garmin Connect app, you must have a Garmin Connect account (Garmin Connect, page 20). 1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or . 2 Select Training > Workouts > Create a Workout. 3 Select an activity. 4 Create your custom workout. 5 Select Save. 6 Enter a name for your workout, and select Save. The new workout appears in your list of workouts. NOTE: You can send this workout to your device (Sending a Custom Workout to Your Device, page 5). Sending a Custom Workout to Your Device You can send a custom workout you created with the Garmin Connect app to your device (Creating a Custom Workout on Garmin Connect, page 5). 1 From the Garmin Connect app, select or . 2 Select Training > Workouts. 3 Select a workout from the list. 4 Select . 5 Select your compatible device. 6 Follow the on-screen instructions. Starting a Workout Before you can start a workout, you must download a workout from your Garmin Connect account. 1 From the watch face, select START. 2 Select an activity. 3 Hold UP. 4 Select Training > My Workouts. 5 Select a workout. NOTE: Only workouts that are compatible with the selected activity appear in the list. 6 Select Do Workout. 7 Select START to start the timer. After you begin a workout, the device displays each step of the workout, step notes (optional), the target (optional), and the current workout data. Following a Pool Swim Workout Your device can guide you through multiple steps in a swim workout. Creating and sending a pool swim workout is similar to Creating a Custom Workout on Garmin Connect, page 5 and Sending a Custom Workout to Your Device, page 5. 1 From the watch face, select START > Pool Swim > Options > Training. Training 5